Episode 61 – Professor Biggs

Posted on | March 8, 2010 | 1 Comment

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Special Guest, Professor Steven Biggs joins us on the couch for reviews of The Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer, Replay by Ken Grimwood, The West Wing on DVD, Audiosurf for the PC and Guillotine card game by Wizards of the Coast. Also, Skwinkles.

Episode 60 – Prince of Quirkiness

Posted on | March 1, 2010 | No Comments

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Features reviews of Joe Schreiber’s Star Wars: Deathtroopers, Richard Wiseman’s Quirkology: How We Discover the Big Truths in Small Things, John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness on DVD, Sunshine on DVD and Blu-ray, D3 Publisher’s Puzzle Quest: Galactrix, Dejobaan Games’ AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! — A Reckless Disregard for Gravity, ItBGames’ Kino One, Sandlot Games’ Tradewinds Odyssey, Hidden Path Entertainment’s Defense Grid: The Awakening and Talisman from Fantasy Flight Games.

Episode 59 – Fraktastic Plane Hats

Posted on | February 22, 2010 | 3 Comments

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Features reviews of Kalypso Media’s Tropico 3, Brüno on DVD and Blu-ray, 1C Company’s King’s Bounty: Armored Princess, Marvel Comics’ 1985, Fantasy Flight Games’ Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game and Good Old Games (www.gog.com) direct-download service.

Celebrity Interview: Mike Sacks

Posted on | February 19, 2010 | 2 Comments

The Famous Paul interviews Mike Sacks, author of And Here’s the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Top Humor Writers on their Craft.

Mike Sacks has written for Vanity Fair, Esquire, GQ, The New Yorker, Time, McSweeney’s, Radar, MAD, New York Observer, Premiere, Believer, Vice, Maxim, Women’s Health, and Salon. He has worked at The Washington Post, and is currently on the editorial staff of Vanity Fair. Check out his website at www.mikesacks.com

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Links to discussion topics:

• Chris Elliot as Brando:
• Chris Elliot as guy under the seats:
• KEXP FM Seattle
• Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
• Over the Edge
• “Strongman” documentary: